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American Movie Archives (美國電影檔案)
- Title
- [Amateur film: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 4) (Part I)
- Year
- 1939
- Abstract
- Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome.
- Notes
-
Produced: Medicus (P.)
Sponsor: N/A
Run Time: 20:26
Audio/Visual: Si, C - Keyword
- World's Fairs: New York, 1939-40;Amateur films;Amateur films
- Theme
- Partial Shot list Some pretty buildings, but a dull reel overall.
- Review
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Belgium
Flags
Lagoon of Nations
Fountain in front of Perisphere
Statues
More International Flags
Various Pavilions, exterior shots.
Russian Pavilion, with statue of worker holding star, red flag
4:25 TOURING CHAIR
"Everybody Smiles in Russia, as you can see from the picture." Shots of Mural
Interior, model of proposed monument
Soviet Arctic Pavilion, large prop plane out front.
Czecho-Slovakia, parabolic mirror
"Stained glass window depict Czech progress"
Japan
Japanese garden
Ireland (though you can't see it in this film, the building was shaped like a shamrock)
Norway
Argentina
Pan American Union
The Federal Building
Busts of Lincoln and Franklin
View of Trylon and Perisphere from Federal Building
Boy Scouts encampment
"Scout Modeling" (Model of bridge)
More flags
Peru
Switzerland
"The Swiss Gardens" (restaurant, band)
"Netherlands Impressive Building"
Poland
Venezuela (very pretty grounds, outdoor tables, boxy sculptures)
"Venezuelan displays were most interesting."
Portugal
League of Nations
Chile
Italy, large building with waterfall down the front.
(Reviewer: ridetheory) - Location
- A/V room, 2/F